Newly branded Spikes & Houles off 36 which is owned by Gertens. I was on a mission to check it out…read morefor the first time and get some mums for the fall. They had a wonderful selection of fall plants. The service was great and easy. I was able to bring the label for the plant inside and leave the plant outside in order to pay for my purchase. Mum colors are GORGEOUS!

Helpful with my horse feeding, when feeding a variety of ages! Well equipped with everything I…read moreneed equine! Love this place.

4.5/5 Always fun to…read moreperuse this store, it's a maze! It definitely seemed bigger when I was younger but I still had a good walk through recently. I found a VHS for a little over $5 with tax and the employee took 10 cents off because I mispaid him and he didn't mind...kind folk in a fun space.

For a satisfying trip down memory lane, Staples Mill is a must! Great fun and a huge selection of…read moreeverything you remember and much you don't! Staffed by those "in the know" who willingly help with knowledge and pricing. Spend an hour or two easily.

A helpful friendly place to get your parrot supplies…read more They are willing to go the extra mile to get you what you need. They work with a parrot rescue, so there are always several birds around. They used to be in the Avalon Building in White Bear Lake, but moved here when the building had structural issues.

Whether you are a new bird owner or your have a flock of your own at home this store is for you!…read moreThey have excellent food choices for birds and great toys. If they don't have what you want you can ask if they can get some with the next order. All the profits of the store are put into the Parrot Rescue Services that are part of the same building. They do adopt out birds and they take the time to make sure that the match between bird and new owner is a good fit to minimize any returns. The birds are the first priority. They are not just trying to cycle them through for adoption fees. They truly care about each and every bird in the rescue and want them to get a great home. It is worth a look there if you are interested in a bird, you will know exactly what you are getting before you bring your new companion bird home. Sabra and her staff of volunteers are great people that want to help birds and their owners. You cannot go wrong with this store and knowing the profits are going to help unwanted birds to be healthy and safe until they find a good lifelong home is so much better than supporting a for profit pet store!

Over the weekend, I had the opportunities to visit Green Barn Garden Center to buy Japanese…read morepansies. They're one of the stores that carry this variety as it is a new species pansy that launched last year. It's quite a drive from the Twin Cit, but it is well worth it because they are decent size green house inspite that I went early in the year. I'm sure if you go during the regular open seasons, they will be full of different variety of plants. Very clean store and well organize. The staffs are friendly and very helpful. Their prices are pretty decent, especially when it comes to those Japanese pansy that other place charged double. I would definitely recommend this place beside that 1 Hour drive up to Isanti.

We travel 2 hours from WI to go to the Green Barn. They have a wide selection of hard to find…read moreplants and they know how to advise you about care. I am very impressed with the quality and with the staff. We will continue to make the drive.

My daughter and a friend have been talking aBour this place for a few years. With my adamant…read morestance of "no pets!!!" the last three years, I hadn't stepped foot in this place because, well, I didn't need the temptation. And then we moved and happened to have a chintzy plastic betta fish tank that happened to appear when unpacking. Seed planted. So we spend an evening checking out if you pet shops in looking at betta's . Bought one for said chintzy fish tank for my 3 year old to have a fish and that set the ball rolling. I wanted my own fish too. But as selective as I am, just any ok' pretty betta wouldn't do. So in I went to this locall aquatic store with no idea what I'd find. My first thought?? This store looks kinda sketchy. And it does not smell pretty. It would be equivalent to a dive bar of the aquatic world. No-frills kind of store. Bare cement. No fancy bright decorations to be found. Just rows and rows of stacked fish tanks, piles of rocks, aquatic plants (that were actually IN tanks of water) and lots of special tree pieces make for aquariums. But the staff...they are AMAZING!! I mean, come on, I came in for a betta fish. Not really a high dollar sale for them. But they www really above and beyond sweet, helpful and not only answered all my uneducated betta fish questions but the guy Andy (I'm guessing the owner??) even told me some tips on how I can do this gorgeous betta tank thing even more economical and actually showed me how he cleans the filter on hIs pump instead of buying new filters! I left with a tall 2 gallon square aquarium (it was even on sale!!) and a chunk of wood that he gave me an idea of trimming it down to make a tree from to fit my pretty little tall square glass aquarium. Oh, and a live moss ball plant for my 3 year olds betta fish to play with. He told me exactly what to do with that chunk of wood over this next week (put it in hot water and soak it for a week) to prepare it for my tank so that when they find the perfect fish for me, it would be ready. (Well, I'm going back next week to buy little plants to the wood to make it look like an actual tree- his idea that he walked me thru on how to pull it off!) Yep, that's right, I didn't even leave with a fish. They were willing to search for just the right platinum white half moon rosetail betta for me. And even agreed to send me videos of the ones they find before I decide one it!!! I have never in my life experienced such AMAZING customer service!! These people are SO awesome!!! And by the way, they do have some pretty cool fish you would NEVVVER find at Petco too. (Hello stingray and piranha.)

I've called the store to approach this problem prior to leaving a review. They said they were…read moreunable to do anything. We purchased 5 panda Cory Dora's yesterday 8/28/26 at approximately 5pm. We drove home acclimated them to the tank, tested water prior to adding them and all levels were within guidelines. Less than 12 hours later all 5 are dead with fins disintegrating. At the moment the remaining fish in our tank appear to still be healthy. While the shop notes no refunds the complete lack of concern for the quality of product they sold and blame placed on the owner makes a bad business model. While the store was friendly and has a nice selection I would never purchase from here again because it's not as the name suggests a quality product.

I went to the old location a few years ago, in the mood to buy. It took me a moment to remember why…read moreI didn't make a purchase, and then it hit me: no one would help me. Frustrated at being able to get anyone to help me, I left. Today, I had a project, and I needed to find some old wood for shelving, so I went to the new location thinking it might be better. It wasn't. It was possibly worse. I think I was the only customer in the entire store, yet, I still could not get any help. The other people in the store - I thought they were customers at first, until I went upstairs, when one followed me up and turned on a light and then left, so maybe they worked there (or not). I had a piece I wanted to buy in hand, but when I approached them, they ran away to the back of the store. It is so rare and disturbing to want to give someone money, but not to be able to do so. I hate this place: so many great items and no way to buy them. I wish them luck. They will need it. I will take my business elsewhere.

Update: Stopped back later in the day and the shop was open - it looked like they had a nice…read moreselection of materials - lots of trim and other wood in the basement. The owners seem really nice and accommodating. I'm not sure if the late opening was a one time fluke or a regular occurrence - I suppose the jury is out for me on this review for now. I've added two stars back for quality materials and customer service.

We had to surrender our 2 dogs to them prior to moving. And we went to Florida to purchase a home…read more Come to find out we did not need to surrender them. So came back to get the twin sister or at least let the twin that is suffering from separation anxiety see her sister and maybe play. But nope they do not care for the animals just their pockets. Very disappointed.

In contact with staff to get a specific cat that was available. Drove 45 minutes to get it. In the…read more8 minutes they were open, they gave it away knowing I was on my way. Poor customer service. Rude staff. If I could give it a zero star I would have.

Stopped in here quick since my parents are looking for a new door for their home and my dad had…read morevisited before. They have a lot of items to sift through and look at, I was getting excited by all their vintage floor grates but didn't see one that was in my house (probably a good thing since their prices are high, but I get it kinda). They also have a ton of clawfoot tubs in varying states of quality for $400-500 that I could see. Always been a dream of mine so interesting that I could source one if I want to make it a reality! I didn't see any staff people around and the place was freezing (there's no controlled air).

I have found such wonderful vintage items there--furniture, wooden file cabinets, stained glass,…read morelight fixtures, hooks and hinges, a tin pie safe with a lovely patina, two concrete entryway pineapples from a historic home . . . and they delivered the pineapples to me! Staff is kind and helpful. And you can negotiate prices :-)